Bhagavad-Gita Quotes (355 Quotes)

The nature, under My supervision, creates all animate and inanimate objects and thus the creation keeps on going.

A person is said to have attained yogic perfection when there is no desire for sensual pleasures, or attachment to the fruits of work, and has renounced all personal selfish motives.

just as one sun illuminates this entire world, similarly the creator illumines or gives life to the entire creation.

The Lord abides in the heart of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings to act (or work out their Karma) by His power of Maya as if they are (puppets of Karma) mounted on a machine.

They say that the world is unreal, without a substratum, without a God, and without an order.

A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, And his enemy as well.

When the mind disciplined by the practice of meditation becomes steady, one becomes content in the Self by beholding Him with purified intellect.

For that which is born death is certain, and for the dead birth is certain. Therefore grieve not over that which is unavoidable.

The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.

As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.

The foods that promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy are juicy, smooth, substantial, and agreeable to the stomach.

For the one who is moderate in eating, recreation, working, sleeping, and waking, this yoga of meditation destroys all sorrow.

Know Me to be the creator of all creation.

Remembering whatever object one leaves the body at the end of life, one attains that object, O Arjuna, because of the constant thought of that object (one remembers that object at the end of life and achieves it).

The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.

The wise should work without attachment, for the welfare of the society.

Whosoever desires to worship whatever deity with faith, I make their faith steady in that very deity.

The disunited mind is far from wise how can it meditate How be at peace When you know no peace, how can you know joy

What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.

The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.

Such a person soon becomes righteous and attains everlasting peace. Be aware, O Arjuna, that My devotee never falls down.

Because the mind, indeed, is very unsteady, turbulent, powerful, and obstinate, O Krishna. I think restraining the mind is as difficult as restraining the wind.

Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.

All beings in this world are in utter ignorance due to the delusion of dualities born of likes and dislikes, O Arjuna.

Thus handed down in succession the royal sages knew this (Karma-yoga). After a long time the science of Karma-yoga was lost from this earth.

Tell me who are You in such a fierce form My salutations to You, O best of gods, be merciful I wish to understand You, the primal Being, because I do not know Your mission.

The one who truly understands My transcendental birth and activities, is not born again after leaving this body and attains My abode.

Therefore, resort to Karma-yoga and cut the ignorance-born doubt abiding in your heart by the sword of Self-knowledge, and get up (to fight), O Arjuna.

The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant a man should not be ruled by them they are obstacles in his path.

There are two aspects in nature the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter.

I am the fraud of the gambler I am the splendor of the splendid I am victory of the victorious I am resolution of the resolute I am the goodness of the good.

Every selfless act ... is born from Brahman, the eternal, infinite Godhead. He is present in every act of service.

Some worship Me by knowledge sacrifice. Others worship the infinite as the one in all or non-dual, as the master of all or dual, and in various other ways.

Make your mind one-pointed in meditation, and your heart will be purified.... With all fears dissolved in the peace of the Self and all desires dedicated to Brahman, controlling the mind and fixing it on me (God), sit in meditation with me as your only goal. With senses and mind constantly controlled through meditation, united with the Self within, an aspirant attains nirvana, the state of abiding joy and peace in me.

Your powerful radiance is burning the entire universe, and filling it with splendor, O Krishna.

SAT is used in the sense of reality and goodness. The word 'SAT' is also used for an auspicious act, O Arjuna.

Neither do I see the beginning nor the middle nor the end of Your Universal Form.

This body the miniature universe may be called the field or creation. One who knows the creation is called the creator by the seers of truth.

Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice (of religious ritual). Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results (of one's actions), because there follows immediate peace.

The supreme truth exists both internally and externally, in the moving and non-moving. He is beyond the power of material senses to see or know. Although, far, far away, he is also near to all.

Wherever there is Krishna, the lord of yoga, and Arjuna, the archer, I think, there will surely be, victory, welfare and morality.

A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe.

Today I have described the same ancient science to you, because you are my sincere devotee and friend. Karma-yoga is a supreme secret indeed.

Only by undivided devotional service can The eternal be understood and seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of eternal understanding.

One who finds happiness with the Self, who rejoices the Self within, and who is illuminated by the Self-knowledge such a yogi attains supreme nirvana.

To those ever steadfast devotees, who always remember or worship Me with single-minded contemplation, I personally take responsibility for their welfare.

The One who leaves the body, at the hour of death, remembering Me attains My abode. There is no doubt about this.

This has been gained by me today, I shall fulfill this desire, this is mine and this wealth also shall be mine in the future.

There was never a time when I, you, or these kings did not exist nor shall we ever cease to exist in the future.

Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice, meditation is better than mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation, peace immediately follows the renunciation of (the attachment to) the fruit of work.